Choosing Colours for the Digipak and Magazine Advert (Planning)

 

I wanted to keep the colours that I used on the small side to create that minimalistic yet quite effective and stylised look that many bands and there work seem to have. I decided that by having a maroon/deep red colour would fit in well as it is in the name of the band and will be easily relatable to them. I created the colour on InDesign (as shown above) and just adjusted the settings to get the colour that I wished to use. The colour will also feature on the magazine advert to have this idea of a brand guideline being followed. Consistency within the work is key as if the audience cannot recognise a product, it is unlikely to sell.

Digipak Planning - Draft 1

This is an image of the first draft of the front cover for my digipak. The album is called 5 or 'V' as it is in roman numerals which links to the number of albums that the band have had - five - and the number of members that are in the band. I decided to paint the black 'V' on to the models hand as this is the name of the album, but also the open palm shows five fingers which is a reference to the number of albums that the band have had, which links back to the name of the album. Overall, the design is quite simple and follows similar guidelines in terms of the heading on the magazine advert in order for it to make it recognisable, and in some ways become apart of a franchise for the band.

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Raw Footage

In preparation for my video, I have been playing around with the camera to get some ideas for different shots and effects I could use.

Starting to Film

Production Diary #11

After having a chat with my media teacher, I have found the inspiration for how I wish to film my video from a lyric style video for the song 'Dirty Paws' by Of Monster and Men. It is something completely different compared to the typical music videos that you traditionally see as I plan on there not actually being a person in the footage, it will just consist of someone interacting with the lyrics of the song that are placed on cards and positioned in places which could be deemed relevant to that lyric.

In preparation for filming, I made all the cards on InDesign, cut them up and I am planning to put them on different coloured pieces of card, once complete I will be ready to start filming my music video. In terms of the cards that I have made, I got all of the lyrics off of 'Metrolyrics' and copy and pasted each lyric/sentence into a box. To add a bit of depth and meaning to the video I have put all of the lyrics onto cards which have an ordanance survey map in the background, however, to make sure you can still see the text that is placed on top, I turned the opacity down to 26% and they turned out like this:

Planning and Preparation

Production Diary #10

I have recently been trying to catch up with my Planning Tasks and have been quite successful in doing so. I have decided that as the deadline for the first drafts of my coursework are due in just under 2 weeks time and I have been struggling with the process, I am going to complete my first draft in school as I do not have the time to complete it in my chosen locations out of school in order to complete it to a high enough standard and quality. By doing this, I am able to 'audition' various models and also complete my storyboard, anamatics and not have my blog  grade capped at 11/20 which would have a massive effect on my grade as I believe that the blog posts are one of my stronger qualities when completing my coursework.

I am having my first day of filming today and I am quite apprehensive about what the result of this will be. However, as long as I get some usable footage that fits the song fairly well, I can always make any final adjustments such as re-filming and editing over the Christmas holidays and when I return to school.

In terms of the digipak, I have decided that I am keeping the original album name V. In terms of ideas for the front cover of the digipak, I think I will take a picture of an open hand with the letter V written on it in black pen to incorporate the meaning of the roman numeral V - 5 - with their being five fingers on a hand. Another idea that I have considered is for the back cover. I believe that I might have the track list of the album wrapped around the outside of the letter, rather than going with a traditional list as I feel this is quite repetitive and typical in terms of presentation.

Props List

Another Prop that I will be using is lyric cards. I made these lyric cards on InDesign and these will be the main feature of my music video as they will help tell the story of the journey that the model will go on. They will be positioned in various places that relate to that lyric in the song, for example, "oh baby why did you run away," I could have the lyric stuck to someones back and film that person as they run away.